Torremolinos gets a little fairy dust from the lottery

Torremolinos is abuzz with excitement as Juan José Bulnes, a street ONCE lottery ticket vendor since 2014, sold a winning Sueldazo ticket worth €240,000 on April 6.

Hanging out at his familiar spot on Calle San Miguel in the town centre, Bulnes handed the prize ticket, €2,000 monthly for ten years, to a daily visitor he calls ‘a friend, not just a customer’. ‘I’m so proud of this jackpot,’ he beamed, joking that his stand is ‘part of the furniture’ after over a decade. ‘Luck found us where I’ve always been,’ he said, still in disbelief but overjoyed to spread happiness through his work.

The weekend ONCE draw showered Andalucía with fortune, distributing €2.04 million across four provinces. Rota, Cádiz, scored €1.7 million split among ten locals, while Cúllar, Granada, claimed €200,000 via ten €20,000 tickets. Granada city won €100,000, Sevilla €40,000, and Barbate €20,000.

Themed after Palma del Río, featured in Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven for the Pueblos de Película series, the draw also sprinkled lucky fairy dust prizes in Catalonia, Castilla-La Mancha, and Valencia.

Since 1939, ONCE’s lotteries have been funding its social mission. This iconic coupon is just one of the many games that ONCE offers.